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| Judicature (Amendment) |
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| AN ACT TO AMEND THE JUDICATURE ACT, 2. OF 1978 | | |
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| BE it therefore, enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:- | |
| [4th June , 1998 ] |
Short title.
| 1. This Act may be cited as the Judicature (Amendment) Act, No. 27 of 1998 | Amendment of the Second Schedule to Act No 2 of 1978.
| 2. The Second Schedule to the Judicature Act, No, 2 of 1978 is hereby amended by the repeat of item 1 of that Schedule and the substitution therefor of the following item:- | "(1) | (a) offence punishable under sections 296,297 and 300 of the Penal Code, | | (b) offence punishable under section 364 of the Penal Code (except in case where the offence is committed in respect of a woman under sixteen years of age)". | | | Sinhala text to Prevail in case of inconsistancy.
| 3. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of tins Act the Sinhala text shall prevail. | |
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